Poll reveals suburbs leaning toward Obama
October 2, 2012 1:48PM
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Updated: November 4, 2012 6:06AM
Illinois is a “safe state” for President Obama, according to a September poll by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Looking at just voters in suburban Chicago, the SIU poll found Obama leads Republican Mitt Romney 50 percent to 31 percent with about 9 percent undecided. Some 2.5 percent identified someone else as their pick.
Statewide, Obama holds a comfortable lead over Romney in his bid for re-election — 47 to 34 percent, the SIU pollsters said.
The poll of 1,261 registered voters statewide was taken Sept. 4-10 and has a margin for error of 2.77 percentage points. The suburban Chicago numbers are based on 637 voters; that poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
Here’s how local counties have voted in recent presidential elections.
2008 presidential election (percent of the vote)
KANE
Obama: 55
McCain: 44
KENDALL
Obama: 53
McCain: 46
DUPAGE
Obama: 55
McCain: 44
WILL
Obama: 56
McCain: 43
COOK
Obama: 76
McCain: 23
2004 presidential election
KANE
Bush: 55
Kerry: 44
KENDALL
Bush: 60
Kerry: 38
DUPAGE
Bush: 54
Kerry: 45
WILL
Bush: 52
Kerry: 47
COOK
Kerry: 70
Bush: 29
2000 presidential election
KANE
Bush: 54
Gore: 42
KENDALL
Bush: 60
Gore: 37
DUPAGE
Bush: 55
Gore: 42
WILL
Bush: 50
Gore: 47
COOK
Gore: 68
Bush: 27
